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Portsmouth Harbor Light Station

Keeper Tasked with Marking Shipwreck

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: October 16, 2019

Lighthouse enthusiasts are quite familiar with the responsibilities of bygone lightkeepers. First and foremost, keepers were expected to maintain a good light each and every night, and during periods of […]

Filed Under: Lighthouse History, Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse Tagged With: fort constitution, fort point, george savage, joshua card, keeper, lighthouse, portsmouth harbor, schooner

Little River Light Station, Cutler, Maine

On the Doorstep of Safe Refuge and Still Wrecked at Little River Light

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: October 17, 2018

When storm winds blew and the seas grew large during the age of sail, schooners and fishing boats would often run for the nearest harbor of refuge to ride out […]

Filed Under: Lighthouse History, Little River Lighthouse Tagged With: augusta e herrick, cross island, cutler, harbor, keeper, lifesaving station, lighthouse, little river, lucius davis, maine, schooner, shipwreck, united states lifesaving service

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